add global `current_focus` pointer

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/focus.c b/sway/focus.c
index 02e61ac2..b94dcbc7 100644
--- a/sway/focus.c
+++ b/sway/focus.c
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ bool set_focused_container(swayc_t *c) {
                 // dispatch a window event
                 ipc_event_window(c, "focus");
         }
+
+        // update the global pointer
+        current_focus = c;
+
         // update container focus from here to root, making necessary changes along
         // the way
         swayc_t *p = c;
diff --git a/sway/layout.c b/sway/layout.c
index 2d29340e..7802c412 100644
--- a/sway/layout.c
+++ b/sway/layout.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 swayc_t root_container;
+swayc_t *current_focus;
 list_t *scratchpad;
 
 int min_sane_h = 60;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ void init_layout(void) {
         root_container.children = create_list();
         root_container.handle = -1;
         root_container.visible = true;
+        current_focus = &root_container;
         scratchpad = create_list();
 }